Verticalsim has recently released their rendition of Syracuse Hancock International Airport (KSYR) for Microsoft Flight Simulator, a joint civil-military airport located in central New York that first opened in September 1949.

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The real airport is operated by the Syracuse Regional Airport Authority (SRAA) and encompasses approximately 2,000 acres of land in Onondaga County, about 6 miles northeast of the city of Syracuse.

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The airport serves as a major transportation centre in central New York, providing direct connections to 29 destinations which are served by a multitude of aircraft from General Aviation, cargo, scheduled commercial flying as well as military aircraft. The airport has a challenging cross-runway configuration as well as a beautiful approach overflying the Oneida and Onondaga Lakes. The original airfield was opened in 1927 as a node for handling airmail for Syracuse and the surrounding towns, the airport expanded into a training centre for the Army Air Forces 14 years later. A short while later in 1949, the airport was replaced with a new airfield that we know today as the original complex could not accommodate the rapidly increasing traffic and demand. Since then, the airport has received numerous enhancements and upgrades, the most recent being a $62 million renovation of the main terminal. 

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For Verticalsim’s rendition, the scenery comes with a standard set of features that we can expect from most airport sceneries on Microsoft Flight Simulator, built with high-definition PBR textures and models that accurately represent the airport in its current form. Verticalsim announced that the airport is the team’s most detailed airport to date. The complete feature list follows down below:

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• Full 1:1 interior on landside, airsides, rotunda overlook, & control tower
• 3D animated people (terminal & control tower)
• 2022 accurate layout
• Custom taxi signage
• Several animations: ASR & cargo radar, Wig-
• Wags/Runway Guard Lights, AC fans, ATC controllers
• Usage of parallax materials on non-essential buildings for performance
• Taxi/ATC routing/network for AI & Airline codes for gates
• Every building created on airport grounds in HD
• Static MQ-9 Reaper w/174th Attack Wing Livery

Verticalsims rendition of KSYR Syracuse airport for MSFS is available for purchase on Verticalsim's website for $17.99, requiring over 4 GB of free disk space to install.

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